Extreme lipoprotein(a) levels and improved cardiovascular risk prediction

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1146-1156

  Kamstrup, Pia R ^a   Tybjærg Hansen, Anne ^a,b,c,d   Nordestgaard, Børge G ^a,c,d  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Lipoprotein(a); Risk prediction

Indexed keywords

LIPOPROTEIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LPA GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VERY ELDERLY; BLOOD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEIN(A); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877155652     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.12.023     Document Type: Article

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